The U.S. government has cut jobs too harshly, the release of key energy reports has been delayed, and another major report has been suspended

The U.S. Energy Information Administration Delays or Suspends Key Energy Reports Due to Large-Scale Layoffs, Trump Administration Streamlining Plans Begin to Have a Substantial Impact on Industry Analysis.

On August 28, media reports indicated that the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has delayed a key uranium report and suspended an annual solar analysis report. The independent agency under the Department of Energy lost more than 100 of its approximately 350 employees due to streamlining measures pushed by the U.S. government's efficiency department.

Although the affected uranium and solar reports are not as closely monitored by global traders and economists as the vast amounts of oil and gas data released by the EIA, the interruption of some publications has caused unease in the energy sector.

Ben Cahill, Director of Energy Markets and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, stated:

This is really concerning; EIA data drives important decisions across the industry and government.

An EIA spokesperson said in an email:

If we have to choose between publishing content that does not meet our standards on time and delaying publication to ensure its quality, we will always choose the latter.

Core Reports Face Delays

The personnel losses at the U.S. Energy Information Administration have directly led to the obstruction of several important report releases.

Among them, the annual report tracking uranium fuel transportation is not expected to be released until next month, about three months later than originally planned. Reports indicate that staff responsible for compiling the relevant data have left the agency after accepting buyouts.

The agency has also suspended the annual report tracking the manufacturing and import-export situation of photovoltaic components in the solar industry, and announced on Thursday that it plans to permanently cease the publication of that report.

Regarding the photovoltaic report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration stated that it is seeking public input to assess the overall value of the data.

Additionally, reports indicate that the agency has informed employees that it will not release the "International Energy Outlook" report this year, which is an important report on global long-term supply and demand models. Angelina LaRose, Assistant Administrator of the Energy Analysis Office, wrote in an email to employees:

The decision to suspend the "International Energy Outlook" report was a difficult one made based on the loss of key resources